A series of talks that will help you to discover the different aspects of life in Albany and the amazing things that the area has to offer.
No bookings required. Entry is by donation. Morning tea and refreshments provided.
31 July - Kalgan River
Stories of an ancient river & many bridges
WA Museum Albany – Co-op Building. Presented bv Malcolm Traill – Public Programs Officer
7 August - ‘Apple Dreams’
A film on apple growing and other topics!
WA Museum Albany – Co-op Building. Presented bv Rosanne Andrews-Baxter, Producer
14 August - Motoring in the Great Southern
A special feature for National Science Week
WA Museum Albany – Co-op Building. Presented bv Malcolm Traill – Public Programs Officer
21 August - Art over the years in Albany
Stories of artists over the year
WA Museum Albany – Co-op Building. Presented bv Malcolm Traill – Public Programs Officer
28 August - The Albany Art Prize
Its place in our town
WA Museum Albany – Co-op Building. Presented bv Annette Davis – Past Curator
30 August THURSDAY - Group Settlement
The ambitious scheme that could never work
WA Museum Albany – Co-op Building. Presented bv Malcolm Traill – Public Programs Officer
4 September - Agriculture in the region
Its development and expansion
WA Museum Albany – Co-op Building. Presented bv Malcolm Traill – Public Programs Officer
11 September - The Albany Show
An institution since 1889
Centennial Oval, Lockyer Avenue, Albany. Presented bv Paul Higginson – Secretary Albany Agricultural Society
18 September - The Old Farm, Strawberry Hill (Part 1)
The Spencer & Bird eras
WA Museum Albany – Co-op Building. Presented bv Malcolm Traill - Public Programs Officer
25 September - The Old Farm, Strawberry Hill (Part 2)
A tour of the house, gardens and grounds
Old Farm, Middleton Road, Albany. Presented bv Mike Harvey - Warden, Old Farm
27 September THURSDAY - 20th century whaling
3 Albany whaling ventures that thrived then failed.
WA Museum Albany– Co-op Building. Presented bv Malcolm Traill – Public Programs Officer